and then there is the violent imposition if Judaic Values....
From the toronto Star....
Flimsy shelter, solid faith
Jews eat meals in downtown hut
Sukkot recalls Exodus provision
Oct. 11, 2006. 01:00 AM
MICHELE HENRY
STAFF REPORTER
Nestled between the Bank of Montreal's trading floor and a mini-putt course, it's a wonder anyone knows about the downtown sukkah.
With only a small sign discreetly leading the way up to a rooftop terrace at First Canadian Place, the temporary wooden shelter is tough to find.
But for more than 20 years Jews in the know have been making a lunchtime pilgrimage from around the downtown core to this hidden hub during the weeklong festival of Sukkot.
Under a ceiling of bamboo sticks and evergreen leaves, they observe an age-old tradition in the heart of Toronto.
"It's great that they have it here," Mordy Bobrowsky said, inhaling an egg-salad sandwich yesterday from a bench inside the structure.
"If they didn't have it, I don't know what I'd do."
For eight days, Jews pay homage to God for sheltering the Israelites as they wandered through the desert thousands of years ago, by eating all their meals in a wobbly structure under the sky.
"We're going out of our sheltered environments," said Rabbi Aaron Grossbaum.
"We eat in a flimsy hut so we recognize the ultimate protector is God's benevolence."
But, breaking bread outdoors in the city's core can be tricky.
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